{"id":1569,"date":"2025-10-22T20:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2025-10-22T20:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:43:59","slug":"transgender-woman-jailed-for-deceiving-man-about-gender-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1569","title":{"rendered":"Transgender woman jailed for deceiving man about gender in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A British court has sentenced a transgender woman, Ciara Watkin, to 21 months in prison for deceiving a man into sexual activity by falsely claiming to be a biological female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a BBC report on Friday, the victim told Durham Crown Court he would not have consented to the sexual encounter had he known Watkin was biologically male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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They later met in person, leading to sexual contact. Prosecutor Paul Reid told the court that Watkin even claimed to be menstruating to stop the man from touching her below the waist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Watkin later confessed to being biologically male, the man said he was \u201cphysically sick\u201d and immediately reported the matter to the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transgender woman jailed for deceiving man about gender in UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A British court has sentenced a transgender woman, Ciara Watkin, to 21 months in prison for deceiving a man into sexual activity by falsely claiming to be a biological female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a BBC report on Friday, the victim told Durham Crown Court he would not have consented to the sexual encounter had he known Watkin was biologically male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court heard that Watkin, 21, from Thornaby in Stockton-on-Tees, was found guilty of sexual assault after jurors rejected her claim that the man \u201cwould have realised\u201d her gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorder Peter Makepeace KC said he was \u201ccertain\u201d the victim \u201cfully believed from start to finish\u201d that Watkin was a woman due to her \u201clies and deception.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watkin, who was born male and had used the name Ciara since childhood, had not undergone any medical transition or surgery, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Watkin and the victim were 18 when they met on Snapchat, where she used a female cartoon character as her profile picture. They later met in person, leading to sexual contact. Prosecutor Paul Reid told the court that Watkin even claimed to be menstruating to stop the man from touching her below the waist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Watkin later confessed to being biologically male, the man said he was \u201cphysically sick\u201d and immediately reported the matter to the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe said he was shocked and upset about being deceived, adding that he felt ashamed, embarrassed, and had been ridiculed online due to Watkin\u2019s actions and deception,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim, who described himself as heterosexual, told the court he felt \u201cpart of his masculinity was taken away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defence counsel Victoria Lamballe argued that Watkin\u2019s actions were not \u201cpredatory or sadistic\u201d but stemmed from \u201cshame and a deep sense of discomfort\u201d with her own body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said Watkin, who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, identified as female from primary school and had endured years of bullying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is hardly surprising that Watkin built up a fa\u00e7ade and presented almost as a caricature of herself to mask the inner turmoil she feels at having been born into the wrong body,\u201d Lamballe said, adding that Watkin \u201csimply wanted to be loved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Recorder Makepeace ruled that the victim was \u201ctotally deceived,\u201d saying Watkin had lied to \u201cget away\u201d with her deception and was aware the man would not have consented if he knew her biological sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge also criticised Watkin\u2019s attitude during the trial, describing her as \u201cflippant, disinterested, and bored,\u201d showing \u201cnot a shred of remorse.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/transgender-woman-jailed-for-deceiving-man-about-gender-in-uk\/?amp\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British court has sentenced a transgender woman, Ciara Watkin, to 21 months in prison for deceiving a man into sexual activity by falsely claiming to be a biological female. 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